SEMINAR OBJECTIVE

This one-hour seminar is intended to introduce HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Tests) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screens) to people who need to understand the fundamentals of the techniques, but do not need to achieve a skill level required to implement the techniques. Managers and others not directly involved in the methods will learn enough to perform their functions associated with the methods in this very brief time.

CONTENT

This seminar is a brief overview of the two-day Mastering HALT and HASS seminar. The basics of HALT and HASS are presented in a compact form, which will allow comprehension of the methods, the benefits and the cost savings inherent in them.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Anyone who wants to understand what the methods can do without gaining sufficient skills to actually perform the tests and associated corrective actions. Examples are: managers, purchasing agents, legal staff and financial staff.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Physics of Failure-what makes things fail
• How HALT and HASS affect the bathtub curve
• Brief history of the development of the methods
• The purposes of HALT and HASS
• Comparison of HALT and the classical methods
• Crossover effect
• Time Compression
• Equipment required
• The seven basic parts of HALT and HASS
• Performing HALT
• Focus on the failure mode, not the stress
• Monitoring
• "Stresses" to use in HALT
• When to stop improving the product
• Selection of HASS profile
• HASS tuning for cost reduction and effectiveness
• Benefits of HALT and HASS
• Some examples of the use of HALT and HASS
• Questions and answers and wrap-up

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